Career Management

Learning From Great Leaders

Memorable leaders and leadership strategies (Jim Citrin column, Yahoo!Finance, April 10, 2009)

Articles

Six experienced global executives answer questions about what surprised them and what they learned through international assignments.

Identifying the three traits that every CEO needs to realize their potential and that of their people in today’s turbulent environment.

Heightened anxiety has long been shown to dramatically impair people’s ability to think. But in today’s business environment of unrelenting pressure, aspiring leaders must learn how to confront heightened urgency without allowing mental agitation to be disruptive. This article examines how leaders can develop this quality in both themselves and their people.

Career advice for challenging times (Jim Citrin column, Yahoo!Finance, March 24, 2009)

Making the best of the bad times (Jim Citrin column, Yahoo!Finance, 29 December 2008)

In his Yahoo!Finance column (14 July 2008) Jim Citrin examines the work of author David D'Alessandro and his ideas on career management.

The issue of talent has implications from a career-management, leadership, and, potentially, investment perspective. Jim Citrin looks at all three in his Yahoo!Finance column 1 April 2008.

It is an issue many CEOs wrestle with: how to do the right thing for one’s company, while also doing right by oneself. When it is time to move on, how can a CEO manage the transition in the most responsible way with the least negative impact on the company, while planning for the next phase of his or her life?

Without international experience your chances of being considered for a leadership role at a world-class company are slim. Completing an overseas assignment isn’t enough. Recruiters want a global mindset.

Why practicing benevolent leadership could help your career.

“You can’t get the job without the experience and you can’t get the experience without the job.” We reveal how top executives handle this situation.

Headhunters are no longer just interested in your achievements at work, but exactly how you get your results. Why? Because this could be the best indication of how you will rise to the challenges of a new role.

Succeeding internationally takes a global mindset – a blend of experience, attitude and fluency in other cultures.

The role recruiters can play in your long-term career and the value of Spencer Stuart’s long-term approach.

In today's constantly changing business world leaders able to positively redefine performance expectations and focus their energy on opportunities that may improve growth, profits and brand are highly rewarded.

Extraordinary executives use their strengths and passions at least six times more than average employees – with profound results.

In the world of recruiting, terminology is frequently confusing and misapplied. Anyone seeking a job needs to know about the different types of recruiting firms and how they operate.

In his Yahoo!Finance column of 14 July 2008, Jim Citrin discusses climbing the corporate ladder.